Stc energy Japan

Where can I get information about Japan's new strategic energy plan?

For more information, please contact the U.S. Commercial Service at [email protected]. Japan's new Strategic Energy Plan will endorse new nuclear reactor builds and identify LNG as most viable energy source. U.S. firms will see new opportunities.

What is Japan's 6th Strategic Energy Plan?

On October 22, 2021, the Government of Japan published the 6th Strategic Energy Plan to show the direction of Japan’s energy policy. It explains our climate-related efforts to overcome challenges toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. It also covers policies to solve various issues in relation to the energy supply/demand structure of Japan.

Who is CS Japan?

CS Japan’s network includes, inter alios, procurement managers of the Japanese electric utilities and key private sector players. For more information, please contact the U.S. Commercial Service at [email protected]. Japan's new Strategic Energy Plan will endorse new nuclear reactor builds and identify LNG as most viable energy source.

Is Japan a cost-competitive power source?

It has now become cost-competitive with other sources of power generation. Japan’s percentage of electricity generated by renewables in total power generation increased from 10% in FY2011 to 18% in FY2019 thanks to the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) scheme that was introduced in July 2012.

Does Japan have a low energy self-sufficiency ratio?

Energy is essential for our daily living and social activities. However, Japan is a country with a low energy self-sufficiency ratio, with a percentage of 12.1% in FY2019, a considerably low level compared with other OECD countries. It was 20.2% in FY2010 before the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Why does Japan need a multi-layered energy supply structure?

Japan is a country with limited natural resources. There is no one source of energy that is superior in every way. Therefore, it is essential to create a multi-layered energy supply structure in which each energy source is exploited fully for its best performance and compensates for disadvantages of other resources.